Carleton was absent when our WMBF News crew arrived at the school to surprise him with the Bi-Lo basket of apples, but students had plenty to say about their teacher.

"To be honest, he is a very fun teacher to work with; he takes his time to actually get to know the students, and he works with you on projects," said Leverne Thomas, a student. "We all love Mr. Carleton, and we are thankful to have him."

Carleton was nominated by the parent of two of his former students. The parent said Carleton encourages students and gives and gets respect. The parent also said it's because of him his daughter gained confidence to take on a more difficult college curriculum and has been excelling ever since.

WMBF News awards a Golden Apple winner once a month on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. If you want to nominate a deserving teacher, fill out this nomination form: http://goo.gl/aFlBVG.

Fire crews battled two-story house fire at 3293 West Highway 76 Monday morning. According to an online post from the Marion Rural Fire Department, the first crews on scene reported light smoke coming from the house.

Fire crews battled two-story house fire at 3293 West Highway 76 Monday morning. According to an online post from the Marion Rural Fire Department, the first crews on scene reported light smoke coming from the house.

The trailer was stolen between March 4 and March 6 from Cooper Construction (Source: HCPD Facebook)

The trailer was stolen between March 4 and March 6 from Cooper Construction (Source: HCPD Facebook)

The Horry County Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a stolen construction trailer. According to an online posting from HCPD, the trailer was stolen between March 4 and March 6 from Cooper Construction on Highway 90 in Longs.

The Horry County Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a stolen construction trailer. According to an online posting from HCPD, the trailer was stolen between March 4 and March 6 from Cooper Construction on Highway 90 in Longs.

Authorities say a missing Pennsylvania teenager and a 45-year-old man who frequently signed her out of school without her parents' permission have been located in Mexico, and the man has been arrested.

Authorities say a missing Pennsylvania teenager and a 45-year-old man who frequently signed her out of school without her parents' permission have been located in Mexico, and the man has been arrested.

(AP Photo/Jennifer Kay). Six crosses are placed at a makeshift memorial on the Florida International University campus in Miami on Saturday, March 17, 2018, near the scene of a pedestrian bridge collapse that killed at least six people on March 15.

A matter of seconds between those who would live and those who would die as Florida pedestrian bridge topples down highway bustling with passing vehicles.

(Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP). FBI agents work the scene of an explosion in Austin, Texas, Sunday, March 18, 2018. At least a few people were injured in another explosion in Texas' capital late Sunday, after three package bombs detonat...

Officials reported that an explosion in southwest Austin injured two men in their 20s who were hospitalized with injuries that didn't appear to be life-threatening.

(Joe Ahlquist/The Rochester Post-Bulletin via AP). Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a fatal stabbing Saturday, March 17, 2018, at the Salvation Army Castleview Residence in downtown Rochester, Minn. Police have arrested a man in the multiple...

Police have arrested a man in the fatal stabbing of two men at a Salvation Army apartment building in downtown Rochester, Minnesota.

Conway parents were arrested for unlawful neglect of a child after their baby was allegedly thrown from his car seat, according to a police report from Horry County Police. 20-year-old Juliana Biggerstaff and 22-year-old Jacob Lowman were arrested on Thursday after a complainant called police. Officers responded to a residence on Woodwinds Drive in Conway on March 14. Upon arrival, officers located a baby boy with a “visible injury to the top of his h...

Conway parents were arrested for unlawful neglect of a child after their baby was allegedly thrown from his car seat, according to a police report from Horry County Police. 20-year-old Juliana Biggerstaff and 22-year-old Jacob Lowman were arrested on Thursday after a complainant called police. Officers responded to a residence on Woodwinds Drive in Conway on March 14. Upon arrival, officers located a baby boy with a “visible injury to the top of his h...